It’s a new year, why not give your years old XP operating system a new look? If you’re bored of having to look at the same kind of icons and eyecandy everytime, you can download and install these free transformation packs, and transform XP to look like any other OS.

(Note: Some of the listed transformation packs are quite extensive so please read installation guidelines carefully)

Vista Transformation Pack does all kinds of appearance tweaks, and makes Windows XP look like Vista. From icons, transparency to new sounds, this pack does it all to make your XP look like Windows Vista.

Transforms XP to look like Mac OS X 10.5. Some important components like Windows Explorer and other shell files are patched to mimic Mac OS X appearance. Work only with Windows XP SP2 (English version).

Again, make your windows look like Mac OS X. However, it’s much more comprehensive than the above one. This enhancement utility does everything from registry tweaks, visual styles, sounds, icons to imitate the appearance of Mac OS X. See other screenshots here. If you’re using iTunes then make sure to deselect “˜iTunes Multi-Pugin’ option (under “˜Software’) in the installation wizard.

This tool is intended for making XP resemble the Fedora Linux Distro. Though the utility just packs a simple visual style, it does include icons, screensavers and wallpapers, and other Fedora-like skins for programs.

Ubuntu Transformation Pack [Download]

This pack contains visual styles, icons and other patches that can give the brownish Ubuntu look to Windows XP. If you just can’t get Ubuntu working on your PC, but still love its looks, you can download this pack. [via]

I have try to Transformation Windows XP into Windows 7.
My start-menu is look so poor and i have problem with minimized icon's in startbar, there are still more problem and lot of bugs, i don't wan't give advise to try to installed transformation packs. What you do is damage your Windows.

Well after trying a shit load of them transformation packs, I prefer not to faq up by using transformation packs n stuff..
To me, keeping whatever OS gives and tweaking its settings sounds ok..
And may be install some standard sidebars n stuff (something like google desktop or thoosje sidebar...).....

Vistamizer is a piece of shit, it fucks up the placement of your icons and is a resource hog. Stay away from it... The seven remix is cool and runs like a dream, but there are some bugs. Like the calculator doesn't work and the new VLC media player doesn't open either... Something about a dll problem.

hey rocketdock.com is the best. rocketdock is the best think known to OS users for changing look. just get the mac os x .mssyle and it will change everything. but not the awsome things that mac has.... man.... but i dont think i want to try any of these because of all the bad posts about "reinstalling"

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No need to register, od fill in anything.
Just to add a name, and check the public inbox of the name's yopmail.
It's gorgeous: a diposable e-mail shouldn't be personal, no need to any privacy, because it's not for personal use.
It wouldn't be easier! and safer
great!
thanx

hi,
simon
i got my new battery today but i have a problem with it now.
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the whole board is totally different from the slim battery.

This guide is great. I used option 3 (I Have None of the Above) with my PSP (1001) running OFW 5.01. It worked the first time! Now I have 5.00 M33-4 because it turns the Network Update into an update for CFW. And for all of you having problems with your pandora battery not working, when your turning your PSP on, try holding the L or R button which will make it most likely boot from the Memory Stick due to the MMS settings.

i tried "FlyaKiteOS" and it's a piece of crap... It slowed down my computer, and it only changed the Office icons, the rest was the same... The online demo version is cool though...it gives you the ilusion that you're on a mac...

I don't see any reason to make a piece of shit like windoz, looking like fedora, ubuntu, mac osx:)
Burn the damn iso and install them!
These transformation packs are just a load of crap, they use tons of ram and resources to run, they mess up the system when you try to unistall them, and a lot of other nice surprises -.-

These make sense. I, like many people, use two (or more) machines in day to day work. Whatever the "dominant" OS you use, you kind of get used to more as time goes on. So minor tweaks, whether it be icons, toolbar placement, etc. are nice in this kind of situation.

One example is that no matter what machine, or OS I'm using, I always have the Blue Tango icon pack selected. That way the icons are all the same, and I know by colors and icons what to click on when glancing at a folder cluttered with a ton of items.

I know it's subtle, but there are advantages to making on OS look like another.

Given that current Macs can run both Mac OS X 10.5 (which, btw is awesome!) *and* XP (or even Vista!) faster and more smoothly than most actual PCs, I would have to say that struggling to make your Windoze look like the Mac is kind of â€¦ well, pathetic.

why make xp look like another OS?? Just install the other OS!
I got sick of M$ a few years back and have been running linux since then (CentOS, not that ubuntu crap), life is so much easier & stress free now

Given that current Macs can run both Mac OS X 10.5 (which, btw is awesome!) *and* XP (or even Vista!) faster and more smoothly than most actual PCs, I would have to say that struggling to make your Windoze look like the Mac is kind of ... well, pathetic.

Buy an XBox for your gaming fix and get a Mac already!*

*PS -- Macs run Ubuntu and other Linuxes just great as well! Wow, three OSes running simultaneously without exploding? MUST BE A MAC!!

One OS is enough for me, though if I really wanted to, I could go ahead and stick Ubuntu onto my computer. The thing is, MacOS and Linux don't give me anything I don't already have with XP. Doesn't get much simpler than that, does it?

Wow :-) Fedora and Mac OS Transformation Packs seem to be very cool.
To Veerasundar: You are absolutely right, this transformation pack creates many problems and only solution is to completely reinstall your system.

Skins looks cool. Some time back, I tried a Vista transformation pack on my Windows XP.After that I decided not to go for any skin applying softwares. Coz, it created so many problems. I had to reinstall my OS after that incident. :(

I enjoy the warm look of Ubuntu. I've been running it for a year or so now and have never changed the appearance on any of the machines except to make my own wallpaper to go along with it. It's refreshingly different from all the other default blue OS styles out there. If I had to run Windows at work, I'd probably grab this pack.

I put an Ubuntu wallpaper on the Mac I had to use last summer at work. My boss liked it. She said it reminded her of chocolate mousse, the only downside being it looked so delicious it made her hungry.

Follow-up to Michael's comment:
"XPize is a GUI enhancer for Windows XP and 2003. It replaces most of the non-XP icons, avis and bmps that Microsoft has always overlooked. The installer simply automates the process of replacing resources in system files, making your XP's look better.
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